"Are you sure it's that guy?"
One of the mercenaries asked as they led the horse away from the pub.
"I'm sure it's the guy that the Mesfi family put a bounty on."
The other mercenary nodded in confirmation.
After the Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group was destroyed, the Mesfi family had put up a bounty on Gray. Anyone who provided information would receive a huge reward.
Although it had been a long time, there were still some mercenaries who did not forget about the bounty. The bounty was too big for them to forget.
"There's a Mesfi family shop in Cold Wind City not far from here. Let's go, let's go."
Thinking of the huge reward, the two of them were burning with passion. Although it was snowing in the night, they did not feel cold at all.
With a lantern in one hand and a horse in the other, he rode towards Cold Wind City, braving the knife-like wind and snow.
The next day, Gray and his servant set off.
Because they were on the same route, Gray and the rest would meet with the master and his servants from time to time.
There was not much enthusiasm between the two parties. When they met, they only nodded slightly.
A few days later, it was close to noon.
The snow was still falling. Gray was about to stop and eat some dry food before continuing on.
Suddenly.
Ang — —
The sound of horses neighing could be heard. Three strong horses galloped towards them.
Their limbs were slender and strong. Compared to ordinary horses, they were taller. Even on the snowy ground, they were still running as if they were flying.
The color of their fur was different. One was black, one was brown, and one was yellow.
The colors were different, but without exception, their fur was extremely soft and smooth, as if they had been taken care of.
These three horses were not inferior to the Scarlet Horse that Gray had given to Sarah.
The three horses galloped towards them. The servant driving the carriage, Dolly, did not take it seriously. But soon, he noticed something strange.
When the three horses were about to reach the carriage, they actually spread out and surrounded the carriage in the middle.
Creak — —
The servant driving the carriage was shocked. He quickly stopped the carriage and shouted in panic.
"Young Master Gray, there's …"
Whoosh!
In fact, Gray had already reacted before the servant driving the carriage called out. He opened the carriage door and appeared outside the carriage.
Appearing outside the carriage, the first thing Gray saw was a man sitting on a black horse.
This was a man who seemed to be over 50 years old. He had light brown hair and many wrinkles on his face.
When he saw Gray looking at him, he also looked at Gray and snorted coldly.
"Gray Fergus, how dare you appear in Oka Territory!"
Back then, after the destruction of the Great Evil Mercenary Group and the loss of two Ferocious Blood Warriors, he, as the head of the Mesfi Family, had personally pursued them all the way to Sidney Hill.
At that time, Gray was already somewhat famous in Sidney, and he quickly found out about Gray's identity.
He knew that Gray was a descendant of the Viscount Family of Sidney Hill. If he continued to pursue him in Sidney Hill, it was likely that he would attract the attention of the Sidney Family. In the end, he could only give up.
However, it was obviously impossible for the Mesfi Family to give up just like that. After all, the Mesfi Family had lost three Ferocious Blood Warriors to Gray. This was a huge grudge.
If they could not act in Sidney Hill, could they not act outside of Sidney Hill?
After all, the other party was only a descendant of the Viscount Family. The Sidney Family did not pay much attention to him. If he was killed outside of Sidney Hill, the Sidney Family would definitely not stand up for him.
The Sidney Family was not a nanny. They would not avenge the death of a descendant of a lesser noble just because the lesser noble complained.
Moreover, it was very likely that the other nobles of the Marquis Family would be involved. Even the Sidney Family would have to consider whether it was worth it.
Therefore, the Mesfi Family had been keeping an eye on Gray's movements. At first, they did not cancel the bounty on Gray in order to wait for an opportunity like this.
For this reason, they even used the connections of the Mesfi Family in the mercenary circle to spread the bounty to mercenaries in other Sidney Hill territories.
He did not expect that this time, not only did the other party leave Sidney Hill, but also directly enter Oka Hill. In his opinion, this was not an ordinary kind of courage.
Whoosh!
Gray did not speak. He flashed out of the carriage as if he was fleeing in panic.
"Don't let him escape!"
The head of the Mesfi Family snorted and quickly jumped off his horse.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Every step he took was powerful and heavy. Snow splashed everywhere, and snow pits appeared on the ground. He looked clumsy, but in fact, he was very fast. Soon, he blocked Gray's path.
The other two people behind also jumped off their horses and landed behind Gray. With the head of the Mesfi Family in front and two behind, they blocked Gray in the middle.
"Hmph, don't you think it's too late to escape now?"
Blocking Gray's path, the head of the Mesfi Family looked at Gray contemptuously.
"Escape? I'm not escaping!"
Gray shook his head and chuckled.
From the beginning, he did not intend to escape. The only reason he acted like he was escaping was to get away from the carriage.
It was freezing cold. He did not want the carriage to be affected by the battle and end up in a situation where he had to walk in the snow.
"Young Master Gray."
The servant driving the carriage saw that Gray was blocked by three people and could not help but anxiously call out.
"It's okay. Drive the carriage a little further away, or it will be affected by our battle."
"But."
"Don't worry, it's okay."
Gray shook his head slightly and motioned for the servant to drive the carriage away.
The servant driving the carriage had a hesitant expression, but in the end he obeyed Gray's orders and drove the carriage away.
His name was Dolly. When Earl Fergus knew that Gray was going to Mercenary City, he had specially chosen the servant to drive the carriage from among the elite soldiers.
Although he did not practice blood magic, he had the strength of a lower blood warrior through training his body.
Dealing with ordinary trouble was no problem for him, but this kind of situation was obviously not something he could participate in.
Seeing the servant driving the carriage away, the three members of the Mesfi Family did not stop him. Their target was not the servant driving the carriage, but Gray.
In their eyes, the servant driving the carriage was like an ant that they could crush at any time. He was completely unimportant.
A carriage stopped a few hundred meters away from where Gray and the Mesfi Family were facing off. Four people walked out of the carriage. They were the master and servants that Gray had frequently encountered in the past few days.
"Second Brother, are you sure he can handle it?"
Samantha looked suspiciously at Elijah when she saw the Mesfi Family Head step out.
"Uh, I didn't expect him to be so good at causing trouble."
Elijah said rather helplessly.
"There's actually a berserker among the people he provoked!"
"Young Master, do you want me to save him?"
Will, the elder with the sword, asked.
Even though he saw that the other party had a berserker and two ferocious blood warriors, the elder was still extremely confident.
"No need."
Elijah shook his head and quietly looked at the tense atmosphere in the distance.
"Although my impression of him is not bad, we have no reason to help him since we are not related to him!"
After confirming that the servant driving the carriage had retreated more than a hundred meters away, Gray looked at the Mesfi Family Head.
"Speaking of which, the grudges between me and the Mesfi Family were all brought on by your Mesfi Family."
"The Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group relied on their strength to rob the mercenaries that came out of the Jade Sea Forest. They even dared to rob me, so I destroyed them."
"The other two ferocious blood warriors wanted to kill me the moment they appeared, so I killed them as well. The Mesfi Family was the one who made the first move, so I was forced to retaliate."
"Is there any meaning in saying this?"
The Mesfi Family Head shook his head in disdain.
No matter what the reason was, the Mesfi Family had lost three ferocious blood warriors because of Gray Fergus was a fact.
At this point, it was no longer important what the reason was. The grudge had been formed, and it could only be resolved with the other party's life.
"It is indeed meaningless."
Gray nodded faintly, agreeing with the Mesfi Family's words. His current situation with the Mesfi Family made him think of the Sidney Family and the Wallen Family.
No one knew what the reason for the grudge between the two families was, but in the past few hundred years, the two families had suffered many casualties because of each other. The grudge was no longer important. What was important was that the grudge couldn't be resolved.
Swish!
At the same time, the three people from the Mesfi Family moved. The three of them approached Gray from the front and back at the same time.
The fastest was the head of the Masefield family. In just two steps, he had already closed in on Gray. With a battle-ax in hand, he hacked at Gray.
Above his axe, a green light twined around it, giving people a feeling of extreme sharpness.
As he chopped down with his ax, the surrounding wind and snow seemed to have been split into two, and there was a moment of stagnation.
Swish!
A sword flickering with lightning appeared. The blazing blue and white lightning constantly crackled. The surrounding wind and snow had already disappeared before they could even get close.
Rumble!
The violent sound of weapons colliding was heard.
Strong wind whistled.
The surrounding wind and snow was blown away, and a snow-free area with a diameter of more than ten meters appeared.
The snow under their feet splashed in all directions.
They were evenly matched!
Neither of them had the upper hand.
The pupils of the Mesfi Family Head shrunk, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face. This was a very surprising result. The other party could actually block his attack.
Swish, swish!
A long saber wrapped in lightning and a long sword wrapped in flames, carrying the power of thunder, quickly attacked Gray from behind.
The ones who attacked were the two Ferocious Blood Warriors from the Mesfi Family behind Gray.
Seeing that Gray blocked the attack of the Family Head, they were also surprised. However, the weapons in their hands attacked Gray from the back without any hesitation.